Sun, 15 Aug 2010, 03:28 PM Pro Stock Round 2 Eliminations

By Rick Green

BRAINERD, Minn. - Results of round 2 eliminations in Pro Stock at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 29th annual Lucas Oil NHRA Nationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   55 V. Gaines                               9 Johnny Gray                  
E2                   0.017  6.656 207.37     ****WINNER****  0.034  6.632 207.50
 Prior rounds:
E1    (L Morgan    ) 0.054  6.636 207.82      (W Johnson   ) 0.054  6.633 207.78
 Qualified:            #10  6.682 205.35                        #2  6.652 206.61

Weather conditions: air temperature 70 degrees, relative humidity 48 percent, barometer 28.57 inches, adjusted altitude 2,840 feet.

Gaines with the starting line advantage, but Gray has the difference made up by the time they go by the Christmas tree and holds on for the win. Johnny Gray's MOV: 0.0078 seconds (approximately 2 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    7 Allen Johnson                         730 Shane Gray                   
E2                   0.036  6.615 209.04     ****WINNER****  0.017  6.620 207.94
 Prior rounds:
E1    (G Stanfield ) 0.015  6.639 208.94      (R Jones     ) 0.039  6.632 207.40
 Qualified:             #3  6.654 208.07                        #6  6.663 206.45

Johnson is 2 - 0 against Gray in prior events. Gray is out of the gate first and has the power to hold on for the hole shot win. Shane Gray's MOV: 0.0147 seconds (approximately 5 feet). Shane will have lane choice over his father in the semifinal...Johnson with low of the round in a losing effort.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   41 Rodger Brogdon                          2 Greg Anderson                
E2                   0.031 18.896  43.52     ****WINNER****  0.036  6.637 207.69
 Prior rounds:
E1    (M Edwards   ) 0.015  6.647 207.05      (R Humphrey  ) 0.031  6.625 207.59
 Qualified:            #16  6.692 205.41                        #9  6.680 205.16

Anderson is 3 - 0 against Brogdon in prior events. Brogdon with a slight starting line advantage and than has problems right off the starting line and pushes in the clutch. Anderson gets the win light. Greg Anderson's incremental times: 60ft-0.991 sec., 330ft-2.775, 660ft-4.266/165.25 mph, 1,000ft-5.553.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   50 Jeg Coughlin                            3 Jason Line                   
E2   ****WINNER****  0.012  6.617 208.52                     0.055  6.626 207.43
 Prior rounds:
E1    (R Krisher   ) 0.042  6.612 208.49      (K Johnson   ) 0.064  6.628 207.30
 Qualified:            #12  6.684 205.57                        #4  6.657 206.61

Line is 17 - 15 against Coughlin in prior events. Coughlin with the starting line advantage and then runs the quickest pass of the winning cars for the win light. He will have lane choice over Anderson in the semifinal. Jeg Coughlin's incremental times: 60ft-0.994 sec., 330ft-2.775, 660ft-4.258/166.76 mph, 1,000ft-5.538.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink